With all the rumors swirling about a possible B.J. Upton trade, the Rays have to consider who will be their outfielders of the future. Upton will not be a part of the picture as he’s one year away from free agency and is extremely unlikely to give the Rays a discount. They have Desmond Jennings and apparently Matt Joyce assured occupying two of their outfield spots in the coming seasons. But who’s the third outfielder?
I really like Brandon Guyer as I have stated again and again. Guyer is a 26 year old outfielder with power and speed who plays a great defensive right field, and I think that he could be a really good major league outfielder. But even if the Rays like Guyer as much as I do, in the short term they don’t have a designated hitter and there will be at-bats available in the outfield as well. Could they go outside the organization?
If they do, there’s a very interesting free agent candidate who the Rays could be interested in: Grady Sizemore. Sizemore, still just 29, is a s...
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November 09, 2011
